Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North at Exit 369 - Watt Road. The next four exits serve the
town of Farragut
(population 17,720). (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 and
Interstate 75 through Farragut is known as the Troy A. McDill Memorial
Highway. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North reassurance shields just east of Watt Road. The duplex
is six lanes wide between Interstate 75 South and Exit 374 (Tennessee
Secondary 131). (Photo taken 7/6/05)

The speed limit on the
Interstate 40/Interstate 75 duplex is 60 miles per hour. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North at Exit 373 - Campbell Station Road. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North approaching Exit 374 - Tennessee Secondary 131/Lovell
Road - 1 mile. The route begins at U.S. 11/U.S. 70 just to the south and
travels northeast to Tennessee 31 in Treadway. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

The next interchange is
the western terminus of Interstate 140, a spur route from Interstate 40 to
U.S. 129 in Alcoa. An eastward extension of the interstate was nearing
completion in July 2005 that will take the interstate to Tennessee
Secondary 33. Exit 376A serves Tennessee 162 North, which continues the
route of Interstate 140 into Oak Ridge. Use Tennessee 162 West to Hardin
Valley Road to Pellissippi
State Technical Community College The
American Museum of Science
and Energy is located in Oak Ridge. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North approaching Exit 376 - Interstate 140 East/Tennessee
162 North - 3/4 mile. The interchange marks a terminus for both routes.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North at Exit 376 - Interstate 140 East and Tennessee 162
North - Oak Ridge/Maryville. Oak Ridge is 13 miles away via Tennessee 162
North and Tennessee 62 West. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

A collector/distributor
system is in place at the Interstate 40/Interstate 75 and Interstate
140/Tennessee 162 interchange. Pictured here is the Exit 376B ramp to
Interstate 140 East. The suffixes are switched from the usual order, as in
normal circumstances, the first exit heading eastbound would be Exit 376A.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North approaching Exit 379 - Bridgewater Road/Walker Springs
Road/Gallaher View Road - 3/4 mile. All three roads are short and run
north-south through the area serving businesses near the interstates and
residential areas to the north. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North at Exit 379 - Bridgewater Road/Walker Springs Road/Gallaher
View Road. The first intersection is at Bridgewater Road. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Motorists coming from
Bridgewater Road are given a ramp to the interstates before the frontage
road continues to intersect Walker Springs Road (the next stoplight) and
Gallaher View Road. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Attached to the Gallaher
View Road overpass is the one-mile advance signage for Exit 380, serving
U.S. 11 and U.S. 70 (Kingston Pike). The off-ramp ahead stops in front of
the
West Town Mall. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Construction was in
progress to widen the freeway between Exit 380 and Exit 383. Here, a
temporary sign points the way to Exit 380. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Gore point signage at
Exit 380. Traffic was shunted to the left while construction was ongoing.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North at Exit 383 - Papermill Road. The arterial parallels
the interstates until the Interstate 640 interchange. Tennessee Secondary
332 also plays a part in the interchange, as it begins at the end of this
off-ramp. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North approaching Exit 385 - Interstate 75 North/Interstate
640 East - 1 1/4 miles. The control city for Interstate 40 East is still
Knoxville even though we have already entered the city. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North approaching Exit 385 - Interstate 75 North/Interstate
640 East - 3/4 mile. The city of Lexington, Kentucky, is 168 miles to the
north on Interstate 75. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Hazmat vehicles are
prohibited from using Interstate 40 through downtown Knoxville, so they
are required to use Interstate 640 to bypass the city. Interstate 640 is
also being put to good use currently because of the Interstate 40
reconstruction project near downtown Knoxville. The project, known as
SmartFix40, began
the day that I took these pictures. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North approaching Exit 385 - Interstate 75 North/Interstate
640 East - 1/4 mile. Due to the SmartFix 40 project, Interstate 640 will
be used for all Interstate 40 through traffic for 14 months during 2008
and 2009 while Interstate 40 is closed near downtown Knoxville. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
Interstate 75 North at Exit 385 - Interstate 75 North and Interstate 640
East - Lexington. After a 17-mile duplex, Interstate 40 and Interstate 75
split as Interstate 640 begins. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Use Exit 387 to
Knoxville
College, a lesser-known university in the city of 173,890. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 386A - University Avenue/Middlebrook Pike. This is the first of
several exits in the next four miles. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 386B - U.S. 129/Alcoa Highway - Airport/Smoky Mountains. The McGhee
Tyson Airport is located on U.S. 129 12 miles south of downtown Knoxville.
U.S. 129 begins here and is a freeway to the Tennessee River. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

The next interchange is
Exit 387, Tennessee Secondary 62/Western Avenue and 17th Street. Use 17th
Street south to the East
Tennessee Children's Hospital. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 387 - Tennessee Secondary 62/Western Avenue/17th Street. The eastern
terminus of Tennessee Secondary 62 is less than one-half mile to the
southeast at U.S. 441. Interstate 275 is 1/2 mile ahead. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 387A - Interstate 275 North - 1/4 mile. Interstate 275 is
the original Interstate 75 route through downtown Knoxville. After driving
Interstate 275 in both directions, I can see why Interstate 75 was
rerouted along Interstate 640 in west Knoxville! (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 387A - Interstate 275 North - Lexington. There are five eastbound
lanes prior to this interchange; within the next one-half mile, these will
narrow to just two. The SmartFix40 project will take care of this
bottleneck. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

A view of the Exit 387A
off-ramp connecting Interstate 40 East to Interstate 275 North. To the
left, Exit 388 to U.S. 441 and Henley Street southbound departs the
freeway. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 388A - Tennessee 158/James White Parkway. Tennessee 158 is a freeway
to just east of U.S. 441, then becomes a secondary route as it skirts the
Tennessee River near the University of Tennessee campus. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 389A - U.S. 441 North - Broadway. This narrow, curvy section of
interstate will be completely reconstructed in the next several years
during the SmartFix40 project. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 390 - Cherry Street - 1/2 mile. Cherry Street connects
Cecil Avenue to the north with U.S. 11/U.S. 70 to the south. East of
downtown, the federal highways travel along Magnolia Avenue. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 390 - Cherry Street. It is a bit difficult to see the sign due to the
semi in the way. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 393 - Interstate 640 West to Interstate 75 North - 2
miles. The upcoming interchange is the eastern terminus of the Knoxville
downtown bypass. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 392 - U.S. 11W - 1 mile. U.S. 11 splits into two separate
routes just to the south of Exit 392. U.S. 11W and U.S. 11E will reunite
in Bristol, Virginia. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

The
Knoxville Zoo
is located off U.S. 11W south of Interstate 40. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 392 - U.S. 11W - Next Right. U.S. 11W is also known as
Tennessee 1. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 393 - Interstate 640 West to Interstate 75 North - 1/8
mile. U.S. 25W, which has duplexed with Interstate 640 since Exit 3
(Interstate 75/Interstate 275) will join Interstate 40 for a short duplex.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 393 - Interstate 640 West/U.S. 25W North/TO Interstate 75 North -
Lexington. The Kentucky city is located where Interstate 64 and Interstate
75 intersect. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 394 - U.S. 11E/U.S. 25W/U.S. 70 - 1 mile. The bridge over
us here is the ramp carrying Interstate 40 East to Interstate 640 West.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
U.S. 25W South approaching Exit 394 - U.S. 11E/U.S. 25W/U.S. 70 - 1/2
mile. Asheville, North Carolina, is now the control city for Interstate
40. The city is 110 miles away from this point. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East and
U.S. 25W South at Exit 394 - U.S. 11E/U.S. 25W South/U.S. 70. The three
federal highways will share pavement for the next six miles. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

Mileage sign on
Interstate 40 East near mile marker 395. Sevierville is 20 miles ahead via
Tennessee 66 South, while Asheville is 108 miles ahead. Interstate 40 is
three lanes in each direction until the Interstate 81 interchange (Exit
421). (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Johnson Bible
College is a nondenominational college located off of Tennessee 168
southeast of Knoxville. Take Strawberry Plains Pike southwest, Tennessee
168 south, French Road south, and Kimberlin Heights Road east to the
campus. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
exit 398 - Strawberry Plains Pike. This marks the eastern end of the
Knoxville metropolitan area. There is one more exit in Knox County.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

The next interchange
serves Tennessee 66, a major north-south state highway connecting
Interstate 40 to Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. Use Tennessee
66 South and U.S. 441 south to the
Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 407 - Tennessee 66 - 1 mile. The state highway provides
the main route between Interstate 40 and the Great Smoky Mountains tourist
areas. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

A tourist information
center is located near Exit 407, providing brochures for the many local
attractions. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 407 - Tennessee 66. This is the northern terminus of the state
highway, which is four-lane divided for its entire length between U.S.
411/U.S. 441 and Interstate 40. Sevierville, where Tennessee 66 ends at
U.S. 411 and U.S. 441, is 8 1/2 miles away, Pigeon Forge is 15 miles away,
and Gatlinburg is 22 miles away. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Mileage sign on
Interstate 40 East immediately after Exit 407. Bristol is 91 miles ahead
via Interstate 81 North. For those continuing on Interstate 40, Asheville
is 94 miles away. Chances are that from here, one will get to Bristol
before Asheville, since Interstate 40 winds its way through the Smokies
near the North Carolina state line, whereas Interstate 81 provides a
straight shot to Bristol, located on the Tennessee-Virginia border.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 415 - U.S. 25W/U.S. 70 - 1 mile. U.S. 25W and U.S. 70
stick close to Interstate 40 between Knoxville and Newport. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 415 - U.S. 25W/U.S. 70. This is the first of three interchanges to
serve the city of Dandridge (pop. 2,078). The city is located along the
north shore of Douglas Lake at the intersection of U.S. 25W, U.S. 70, and
Tennessee 92. Two secondary highways, Tennessee Secondary 66 and Tennessee
Secondary 139, also come into play. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 417 - Tennessee 92 - 1 mile. Jefferson City, located at
the intersection of U.S. 11E and Tennessee 92, is seven miles northwest.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

The sign bridge at the
interchange had been taken down at the time of this photograph, so these
temporary signs were in place. A similar sign just off to the left tells
Interstate 81 traffic to stay to the left. We can see Interstate 81 North
as it heads underneath the westbound lanes of Interstate 40. From here to
U.S. 23 and U.S. 74 near Waynesville, North Carolina, Interstate 40 runs
mostly in a north-south fashion. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 424 - Tennessee Secondary 113 - 1 mile. This is the third
and final exit for the city of Dandridge. Tennessee Secondary 113 begins
at U.S. 25W and U.S. 70 just to the west of Interstate 40 and travels
northeastward to Tennessee 66 south of Rogersville. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 424 - Tennessee Secondary 113 - Dandridge/White Pine. White Pine is
five miles to the north. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

This view of the French
Broad River is provided immediately after Exit 424. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

At mile marker 428, the
Great Smoky Mountains begin to come into view. The mountains lived up to
their name on this day, as skies were cloudy and foggy. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exits 432A-B - U.S. 25W/U.S. 70/U.S. 411 - 1 mile. The
interchange marks the northern terminus of U.S. 411 and contains a left
exit to U.S. 25W South and U.S. 70 East. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 432A - U.S. 411 South - Next Right. The ramp also
provides return access to U.S. 25W North and U.S. 70 West, although this
is not specified on any signs. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 432A - U.S. 25W North/U.S. 70 West/U.S. 411 South.
Sevierville,
named after John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee, is 20 miles
southwest of here. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 432B - U.S. 25W/U.S. 70 East - Next Left. Newport (pop.
7,242) is where U.S. 25, U.S. 70, and U.S. 321. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 432B - U.S. 25W/U.S. 70 East - Newport. The split routes of U.S. 25
unite three miles to the east. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

U.S. 321 and Tennessee
32 southbound is accessed via a right-hand turn. U.S. 321 is signed in an
opposite direction here from what it was at the last time where Interstate
40 and U.S. 321 met back at Exit 364. This is the last interchange with
multiple tourist services until North Carolina. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Mileage sign on
Interstate 40 East just past Exit 435. Asheville is 67 miles or 108
kilometers ahead. The drive between Newport and Asheville is very curvy
and scenic. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Exit 440 serves Wilton
Spring Road, a connector between Interstate 40 and U.S. 321/Tennessee 32.
The road is signed as Tennessee Secondary 73 and travels northward to U.S.
25 and U.S. 70 in east Newport. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 440 - Tennessee Secondary 73 TO U.S. 321 - Wilton Springs
Road/Gatlinburg. It appears the signmakers forgot to put a space between
"Springs" and "Rd." on the BGS. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

A weigh station is
located near mile marker 441. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Trees and mountains
begin to surround the interstate as we approach Exit 443 for the Foothills
Parkway. No commercial vehicles are allowed on the scenic road along the
foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Tractor trailers must
use the right lane through the Great Smoky Mountains. Get used to the
concrete median divider, because we will be seeing it for most of the next
30 miles. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East as it
enters the
Cherokee National Forest. The forest encompasses 640,000 acres and is
the largest section of public land in the state. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Mileage sign on
Interstate 40 East at mile marker 445. Waynesville is 39 miles away, while
Asheville is still 59 miles ahead. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

The next two pictures
are somewhat blurry, but they still somewhat portray the scenery in the
area. Exit 447 serves Hartford Road and the Martha Sundquist State Forest,
located entirely within the Cherokee National Forest. (Photo taken
7/6/05)

Very blurry picture of
the one-mile advance signage for Exit 447 and Hartford Road. (Photo
taken 7/6/05)

View from Interstate 40
East at mile marker 448. Fences are in place along the shoulder to protect
the freeway from falling rock. Unfortunately, some rockslides prove to be
too big for the fences to handle. This is true especially in North
Carolina, as large rockslides in recent years have affected travel on
Interstate 40. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

View from Interstate 40
East at mile marker 449. Interstate 40 through the Smokies is one of those
stretches of road where its scenery cannot be fully captured in pictures.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East
approaching Exit 451 - Waterville Road - 1 mile. The upcoming interchange
is the final one in Tennessee after spending the last 450 miles in the
state. Then Interstate 40 spends its final 421 miles in North Carolina.
(Photo taken 7/6/05)

View from mile marker
450 of Interstate 40 East. The interstate was built into the Pigeon River
Gorge. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Interstate 40 East at
Exit 451 - Waterville Road. A yellow sign proclaiming a left curve blocks
the way of the exit BGS. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Gore point signage at
Exit 451. The interchange here is a full diamond. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

The final mileage sign
in the state of Tennessee proclaims that we are 32 and 52 miles from
Waynesville and Asheville, respectively. (Photo taken 7/6/05)

Just before entering
North Carolina, we leave the Cherokee National Forest. The next green sign
(barely visible here) marks the North Carolina state line. (Photo taken
7/6/05)